Sir Archdale Wilson
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
Lieutenant-General Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB (1803 - 9 may 1874) was a British Bengal Army and British Army artillery officer who served during the Second Sikh War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857, during which he was commended for his part in the capture of Delhi and the relief of Lucknow. For his actions during the rebellion, Wilson was knighted and created a baronet. He later returned to the United Kingdom, where he became a colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Jonathan Small talking about the Indian Mutiny said : « After Wilson took Delhi and Sir Colin relieved Lucknow the back of the business was broken. » (SIGN 2590).
